Belt buckle



April 1,1930. .H.BURNETT 1,752,414

BELT BUCKLE Filed Julywl2, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l Attorney "(7 x April l, 1930.

C.H.BURNETT BELT BUCKLE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 12, 1929 lhvenor 67476120215( Burn eff invention is to provide an improved belt.

Patented Apr. .1, `193() UNITED STATES cmimnxicnV H. BURNETT, or onoTHERsvILLE, innriinn BELT BUCKLE i Application filed .Tuly 12,

This invention relates to wearing apparel and more particularly to a belt buckle for supporting mens trousers and the like.

One of the primary objects of my present buckle whereby the ends of a belt may be quickly connected together and whereby the belt is permitted to give with the movement of the body on the user.

The common belt now generally worn has been recognized by physicians as being detrimental to the healthv of the wearer, due to the inelasticity thereof and the constant pressure of the belt on the vital organs of the wearer.

It is therefore a prime object of my invention to provide novel resilientmeans incorporated in the belt buckle for allowing the belt to give with the wearer and to prevent undue pressure on any part of the body of the user, the belt also acting in the nature of a support for the adult.

A further objectof my invention is to provide a novel belt buckle embodying loops conr nected with the ends of the belt, one of the loops being provided with socket catches for engaging the headed lugs on a cross bar, which is in turn resilientl connected with the other loop, the parts o the buckle mentioned being housed within a novel protecting shell which can be of any desired ornamental character.

A still further object of my invention is to provide an improved belt or buckle of the above character, which will be durable and efficient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture, and one which can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction,

arrangement and formation of parts as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved belt buckle connected with the end of a belt.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the belt buckle showing the parts in their connected positions.

- -Figure 4 is a detail transverse section Vattaching bar.

, other desired material.

PTEN'TPFICE 1929. serial" NQ. 377,891.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal section through i the beltbuckle taken at right anglesto F igure 2. i

through the .beltv buckle taken on the line 1 -4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of gne of the loops carried by one end of the elt. y v

Figure 6 is afperspective view of the other 60 looip carried by the opposite end of the belt, an

Figure 7 is a detail perspective view of the Referring to thedrawings in detail, where- 65 in similar referenceV characters designate corresponding parts ythroughout the several views, the letter A generally indicates my improved belt buckle and Ba belt with which the same may be associated.

The belt B may be made of leather or any y My improved buckle A comprises 'a loop 10, which `may be made' of wire of the desired gauge and around whichis folded one end of the belt C, the bolted end of the belt being suitably disposed or 'secured iny place as at 11. The opposite ends of the belt have connected thereto in a similar manner, an elongated loop' 12, which can also be formed 80 of wire. The front bar of the loop Y12 is proy vided with U-shaped restricted socket arms 13, for a purpose which will be later described. Arranged forwardly of the loop 10 is a flat attaching bar 14 provided Vwitha plu- 85 rality of spaced openings 15 and this bar is connected to the loop 10 by a plurality of coil springs 16, the ends of the springs being placed about the loops 10 and through the openings 15. The attaching vbar 14 is pro- 90 vided with headed studs 17, which are adapted to be engaged by the restricted socket arms 13, which forms a'means for detachably connecting the ends of the belt together. Y In orderto enhance the appearance ofthe 1* belt buckle and to provide a housingfor the i i spring and loop, I provide a shell`18 embody-lA ing end sections 19 and 20. The sections 19V and 20 are of a .substantially U-shape cross section and have the flanges t connected together at one end by a transversely extending pivot pin or rod 21 which extends across the belt in rear of the loop 10, which loop holds the shell or casing in 5 proper position on the belt. The flanges of the sections 19 and 20, adjacent to the opposite ends thereof from the pivot pin 21 f are provided with mating thrust in pits 22, which are adapted to bring one Within the mother When the sections of the shells are moved to a closedposition as shown in Fig- Y ures3 and l of the drawings. lThis effectively holds the sections of the shells in their closed positions. It is obvious that when it is desired to disconnect the ends of the belt, it iisymerely necessaryto pull the sections 19 and 20 apart from thepivot pin 2l, after which the loop 12 can be grasped for moving the .socket armsl` o of the headed Z0 `studs V17, A

` It is obvious from the foregoing that the coil springs 16` will permit the belt to give with the body of the wearer and thereby efectively prevent injury to the wearer.

:e5 Changesin details may be made Without departing fronrthe spirit or scope of this invention.

.1 Whatis claimed is: f

1. Abelt buckle comprisingapair of transy G verselyextending loops connected with the ends of the belt, an attaching bar, headed studs'` carried by the attaching bar, coil `springsconnecting the attaching bar to one of said loops,` and socket arms carried by the other loop for detachable connection with said headed studs.

2. A belt buckle comprising a pair of transversely extending loops connected with the ends of the belt, an attaching bar, headed 40 studs carried by the attaching bar, coil `springs 'connecting the attaching bar to one of said loops, and socket arms carried by the other loop for detachable connection With said headed studs, and a sectional sill carried by oneend of the belt for housing the springs, loopsand attaching bar. 3. In a belt of the character described, transversely extending elongated loops connected with the ends of a belt, an attaching bar provided With headed studs, a plurality of coil springs connecting the attaching bar `to one of the loops, contracted socket arms carried bythe other loops 4for detachably receivingsaid socket heads, and a shell includ- `55 ing a pair of companion sections hingedly connected together and carried by one end of the belt for housing said loop, springs, and

attaching bar, `and means detaehably connecting the sections of the shell together at 4theA opposite ends thereof from said pivot points. Y y y f i "In testimony whereof I 'aiix my signature.

vDR. CLARENCE H. BURNETT. 

